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The BUZ network map -- why isn't it shown at major bus stops and interchanges?

Started by #Metro, September 21, 2010, 21:36:43 PM

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#Metro

http://download.translink.com.au/maps/100801_buz.pdf

TransLink has done a good job of making a map of the BUZ network, so why isn't it showing at major busway stops and interchanges around the city like the train map is?

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Golliwog

Because the map is wrong? The 444 is shown as heading to CC first and terminating at KGS.
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AnonymouslyBad

Quote from: Golliwog on September 21, 2010, 22:34:26 PM
Because the map is wrong? The 444 is shown as heading to CC first and terminating at KGS.

That's probably how it should be, if Cultural Centre weren't so congested...

somebody

Quote from: AnonymouslyBad on September 25, 2010, 14:14:35 PM
That's probably how it should be, if Cultural Centre weren't so congested...
(1) Yes. (2) No.
Going in to the Cultural Centre the other way around doesn't reduce its congestion at all.

AnonymouslyBad

Quote from: somebody on September 25, 2010, 14:52:25 PM
Quote from: AnonymouslyBad on September 25, 2010, 14:14:35 PM
That's probably how it should be, if Cultural Centre weren't so congested...
(1) Yes. (2) No.
Going in to the Cultural Centre the other way around doesn't reduce its congestion at all.

The current 444 route is essentially a counter-peak service as far as the Cultural Centre is concerned.

somebody

Quote from: AnonymouslyBad on September 25, 2010, 17:04:32 PM
The current 444 route is essentially a counter-peak service as far as the Cultural Centre is concerned.
It's a full time service.  It still runs every 15 minutes through the Cultural Centre in the peak direction.

Jonno

BUZ and Rail Network Map need to be combined into a single high frequency transit map (yes the rail is not always high frequency as wel all well know...but in time surely).  This may help identify missing network gaps that need BUZification as well.

#Metro

And the Citycat Ferry. Should that be on there?
It is more frequent than the QR trains!
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Jonno

Quote from: tramtrain on September 25, 2010, 21:50:27 PM
And the Citycat Ferry. Should that be on there?
It is more frequent than the QR trains!

yes.  Realisted that as I hit Post.

AnonymouslyBad

Quote from: somebody on September 25, 2010, 17:06:58 PM
Quote from: AnonymouslyBad on September 25, 2010, 17:04:32 PM
The current 444 route is essentially a counter-peak service as far as the Cultural Centre is concerned.
It's a full time service.  It still runs every 15 minutes through the Cultural Centre in the peak direction.

Sorry, I didn't mean it only runs counter peak, but in terms of frequency and passenger movements it is a northside route at Cultural Centre. Of course all services continue to run in both directions, but the most traffic is southside routes. CC still has a "peak" flow.

Of an afternoon, there is capacity for more services on platform 1 (inbound) at CC. There is not really any capacity on platform 2, at all. Same reason many other 4xx services skip CC altogether in the afternoon.

Quote from: Jonno on September 25, 2010, 21:38:46 PM
BUZ and Rail Network Map need to be combined into a single high frequency transit map (yes the rail is not always high frequency as wel all well know...but in time surely).  This may help identify missing network gaps that need BUZification as well.

Agreed, it's silly that there's a BUZ network, a rail+busway map but no combination of the two (as far as I know).

somebody

Yes, you do have a point in that 2 buses/hour on the 444 is single direction and counter peak.

I think the reason for the 4xx missing the Cultural Centre outbound in the PM is two part: CC congestion, and also William Jolly Bridge/Milton Rd congestion, which can be pretty awful until Cribb St.

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